| Economy |
| GDP growth rate |
7.5% (2006 est.) |
| Unemployment rate |
3.7%
note: based on survey data, official registered unemployment of 5.7% (2006 est.) |
| Inflation rate |
3.8% (2006 est.) |
| Agriculture products |
Grain, potatoes, sugar beets, flax, vegetables; beef, milk, eggs; fish |
| Industries |
Metal-cutting machine tools, electric motors, television sets, refrigerators and freezers, petroleum refining, shipbuilding (small ships), furniture making, textiles, food processing, fertilizers, agricultural machinery, optical equipment, electronic components, computers, amber jewellery |
| Exports |
$14.12 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
| Export commodities |
Mineral products 23%, textiles and clothing 16%, machinery and equipment 11%, chemicals 6%, wood and wood products 5%, foodstuffs 5% (2001) |
| Export partners |
Russia 12.8%, Latvia 11.1%, Germany 8.6%, Estonia 6.5%, Poland 6.1%, Netherlands 4.8%, Sweden 4.5%, UK 4.4%, US 4.3%, Denmark 4.2%, France 4.2% (2006) |
| Imports |
$18.29 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
| Import commodities |
Mineral products, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, chemicals, textiles and clothing, metals |
| Import partners |
Russia 24.3%, Germany 14.9%, Poland 9.5%, Latvia 4.8% (2006) |
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